Archive for May, 2010

CSS3 Button Maker

CSS3 Button Maker...

Drag things, pick colors, make a nice class for your buttons… introducing the Button Maker . Boy, that’s a nice button right there. I’m saying “CSS3″, because these make use of gradients, shadows, and rounded corners which contribute greatly to their button-ness....
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May 31st, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

The Anatomy of an Alphabet Letter

The Anatomy of an Al...

Small Things make Big Differences Everyone likes thing that look beautiful and are generally pleasing to the eye. In web design (even if I do not like it), the priority is put on the aspect and not so much on the functionality or content.
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May 30th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Hexagon Bokeh Effect in Photoshop

Hexagon Bokeh Effect...

In 2008 I came up with a technique using the Brush Tool in Photoshop to create a digital bokeh effect. Then I mixed it with some gradient colors blended all together. The effect has become quite popular so I decided to upgrade a little bit the effect
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May 30th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Daily Inspiration #516

Daily Inspiration #5...

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found...
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May 30th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Speed of Light Effect in Pixelmator

Speed of Light Effec...

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create a very nice abstract effect, using the super cool Travelator filter. I will make use of some of the Quartz Composer filters in order to show the many different exciting effects that can be achieved with them. Step 1 Open Pixelmator...
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May 30th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Beautiful Black and White Photography

Beautiful Black and ...

I really love colorful photography and all its shades… but in terms of awesomeness, black and white pictures are years ahead. I find amazing how a picture gets this really beautiful feel once it goes through all the processes required.
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May 29th, 2010
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Daily Inspiration #517

Daily Inspiration #5...

This post is part of our daily series of posts showing the most inspiring images selected by some of the Abduzeedo’s writers and users. If you want to participate and share your graphic design inspiration, just send us, via email, the image with the link from where you found...
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May 29th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Not What They Seem: Deceptive Vexel Artworks

Not What They Seem: ...

Vexel is a form of pixel-based raster art that imitates the appearance of what we know as vector graphics; smooth, sharp-edged illustrations that can be scaled up and down. Vexel art, however, is created using pixel-based shapes that are layered upon each other to create stepped...
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May 29th, 2010
Posted by DesignUnder

Surreal Artworks by Alexander Lyamkin – I.D. 28

Surreal Artworks by ...

Alexander Lyamkin is a versatile and talented artist from Siberia (Russia), who creates fully hand painted oil pictures. Alexander is endowed with wonderful knowledge of art and style and combination of both makes his paintings unique. He has created more than 80 artworks. An Arts...
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May 29th, 2010
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50+ Awesome Tutorials to Create Your Favorite Gadgets

50+ Awesome Tutorial...

Over the time I’ve had several people ask me if I knew of any good tutorials on how to recreate various gadgets like iPhones, TVs, cellphones, Psp’s and so on. So this time I decided to have a good look through all the links that I’ve collected over the last couple...
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May 29th, 2010
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